A kiss on your mango-flavoured lips

After wandering the hot streets of Venice, we sat down on the terrace of a gelateria. You were savouring a mango and guava ice cream, your smile lighting up every spoonful. Then, without a word, you leaned towards me. Your kiss, sweet and fragrant, still carried the exotic flavours of the moment. Under the July sun, everything seemed suspended.

We'd done so much walking through the streets of Venice in the July heat! We sat down on the terrace of the famous GELATERIA NICO, just off St Mark's Square. You laughed as you ordered a huge bowl of mango and guava ice cream! You were sitting there, right next to me. I kept staring at your pretty, tanned face in the shade of the parasol. You stopped talking, tasted every spoonful of ice cream and smiled as you looked back at me. I shuddered at how much I cherished you! Maybe you felt it when you came closer to me and placed a long kiss on my mouth. First I felt your breath, then the sweet, fragrant taste of your lips, still imbued with the almost vanilla scent of mango. With your head on my shoulder, you whispered a few gentle words...

FRUITY, WOODY: KIWI - MANGO - GUAVA - SANDALWOOD

Each of our HAROLD & MAUDE candles is made from natural 100% waxes. No mineral wax, so no paraffin derived from petroleum. The fragrances we use are all guaranteed free of CMR substances and phthalates.

When you use it for the first time, after cutting the wick (about 5 mm), let the candle burn until the entire surface has become liquid! Because of the size of the candle, this may take around 4 hours (allow for this). This step will prevent the wax from hollowing out and forming a permanent crater around the wick.

It may happen that the wax does not melt completely around one edge of your candle (our candles are poured and the wicks placed one by one, by hand, and are therefore never centred to the millimetre). In this case, just before extinguishing the candle, gently use the tip of a knife to lift and slide this little crescent of soft wax into the liquid wax.

Use your HAROLD & MAUDE candle with care! After firing, each of the ceramic pots has been given a matt, unglazed top coat. This beautiful velvety finish may be susceptible to small scratches if handled incorrectly. 

For rooms larger than 40m2, we recommend you burn 2 candles of the same fragrance, well apart from each other, for better fragrance diffusion.

Before each lighting, cut the wick so that it does not exceed 5 millimetres. Use a special candle wick cutter to avoid scratching the ceramic. 

Use a snuffer to extinguish it, to avoid black smoke and the wick drowning. If necessary, gently re-centre the wick with the side of the wick. your wick cutter or the tip of a knife while the wax is still soft.

Place your HAROLD & MAUDE candle on a flat surface and do not leave it unattended. Avoid draughts.